SmartSensor HD - Interprovincial Traffic Services

Connecting Power and Surge 2In this chapter˽˽Connecting Lightning Surge Protection˽˽Installing the Power Plant˽˽Connecting DC Power to Your Installation˽˽Wiring Communication2Once the sensor is installed, it will need to be wired for power and surge protection. WavetronixClick products allow you to quickly and easily include power and surge protectionin your sensor application. Please refer to the Click quick-reference guides for more comprehensiveproduct instructions.There are several ways your sensor might be set up:˽˽A two-part installation, with components in two areas: first, a pole by the road holdsyour sensor plus a pole-mount box with a surge protector inside. Second, a main trafficcabinet holds power and communications devices. The cabinet and pole are connectedvia a homerun cable that runs underground.NoteThis chapter assumes the box and cabinet are connected by an underground cablerun, but in certain circumstances they might not be.